Details

Subject(s)

• Cotton textile industry—Southern States—Employees—History [Browse]
• Cotton textile industry—Southern States—History [Browse]
• Families—Southern States—History [Browse]

Summary note

Examines the role of the family labour system in the early evolution of the post-bellum Southern cotton textile industry.

Notes

Description based upon print version of record.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Language note

English

Contents

Contents; List of Tables; 1. Introduction; 2. The Terms of Employment; 3. The Employment of Family Workers; 4. Schooling in the Mill Villages; 5. The Mill Families; 6. Conclusions; Epilogue; Appendix A. Description and Preparation of the Alamance Mill Data Set; Appendix B. Fertility Choice Model That Incorporates Child Labor Income; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W

ISBN

• 1-280-52326-3
• 0-19-536463-5

OCLC

• 476010106
• 466426746

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